Microsoft spells out Windows 7 activation nags, limits

[NosferatuX]

Beta turns desktop background black if not activated, shuts off some updates

Microsoft Corp. will turn Windows 7's background picture black and put up persistent notices on the screen if users don't activate the new operating system, a company manager said yesterday.

The Windows 7 beta, the public preview Microsoft launched Jan. 10 but has since stopped offering, exhibits much of the same behavior as Windows Vista if it is not activated within 30 days, said Alex Kochis, senior product manager for Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program.

"If you do not activate the software within the grace period, you will receive persistent notifications, including a message from the system tray every 60 minutes that reminds you to 'Activate Windows Now,' " said Kochis in a long entry to the WGA blog. Also on-screen, he said, is a permanent notice that the copy of Windows is "non-genuine," Microsoft's term for pirated or not-yet-activated versions of the operating system; a similar message appears whenever the user launches the Control Panel, which houses Windows' settings and options.

More: computerworld.com

 

[Digger]

you beat me to it

I just read this

 

[NosferatuX]

you beat me to it

I just read this

I'm sure you'll get the next one

 

[Adamd]

Well for once I think they should do this.


I mean the only people that are going to complain and make a big deal are those who don't have a legal copy in the first place lol...


Any most have to agree so far it is hard to not pay Microsoft for such a good job on the OS!!

 

[NosferatuX]

Well for once I think they should do this.


I mean the only people that are going to complain and make a big deal are those who don't have a legal copy in the first place lol...


Any most have to agree so far it is hard to not pay Microsoft for such a good job on the OS!!

LOL, yeah!

This OS is really worth paying for... Let's just hope not too much

 

[DiamondNRG]

I think it should turn the roof of their house bright red so the world knows they are not genuine

 

[djhallucn8]

I think it should turn the roof of their house bright red so the world knows they are not genuine

Yea & celery will grow out of their butts & grow watermelons in their stomachs.

I'm tired.